Yugi quickly gathered his books as the final bell of the day rang. He had a busy afternoon ahead of him and if he wanted to be done on time, he would have to move quickly. He rushed out of the classroom and through the crowd of students. Once outside, he stopped at the sound of his friends calling to him.
"Yugi, wait a minute!" Tea called as she, Joey and Tristan hurried toward him.
"Hey guys." Yugi said politely.
"Yugi, is everything okay?" Tea asked with concern. "You seem like you're excited one second and really anxious the next. You've been that way all day." Yugi smiled.
"Everything's fine, I just have a lot to think about right now. I didn't mean to worry you."
"As long as nothing's wrong, it's all good." Joey added. " Hey, since it's Friday, you guys wanna go get Atem and we can do something?"
"Sorry Joey, I already have plans for tonight, Grandpa's going out-of-town to see an old friend and I thought it would be a good opportunity to have some time with Atem. We've been so busy between my homework and He helps Grandpa at the shop so we haven't had much time together. It's our first official date night and I want everything to go perfectly. I promised him the day we had our duel that if he stayed, I'd make sure he'd never regret it. I can't let him down, not after being so selfish."
"It's cool, Yuge, another time. I doubt you could disappoint him like that. He's-"
"No, it has to be perfect. He really has a hard time sometimes. I took away his chance to be with his family and friends. Just because we can be separated doesn't mean I wanted him to go. He's precious to me, and I just have to let him know that -"
"You can't blame yourself for his choice was encouraged to stay with you, his father and friends wanted him to be happy. They gave him the ability to live here with us. He'll see them all again one day."
"I guess so, I just wonder if it was the right thing to do sometimes. That's why this is so important, I have to show him how much I love him and that it's worth the extra time away from the people he loves. I think my plan's going to work but I have to get to the store and get everything ready to make dinner, then I have other things that I need to get ready, all before Grandpa leaves so I can say goodbye.
Sorry I can't stay longer and talk. I'll talk to Yami and see if he can hang out with us maybe this weekend, if not, we'll both see you Monday."
"Sounds like a plan, see ya later." Joey said, waving to his friend.
Yugi continued to make his way through the streets toward the market., he slipped his hand into his pocket, feeling the piece of paper inside, he removed his hand.
I can't lose this list. Everything I need to make this the best night ever is here. He thought to himself. Before he knew it, he had reached the store and removed the paper from his pocket.
I've been given the chance to spend my life with the one person I can't imagine living without, just because he's here with me doesn't mean I should stop fighting to keep him, I have to make this work. He's given so much for me, now it's time I gave him something back.Yugi thought. He knew that there was simply no room for error.